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SEC talk getting old for FSU players

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif — Florida State’s players usually say all the right things, with little controversy.

But maybe all the talk about playing Auburn in the national championship game and having the chance to end the SEC’s streak of seven national championships is beginning to wear on the Seminoles.

“The SEC has won the last [seven] national championships and there’s always going to be talk about them being the best conference,” said FSU defensive end Christian Jones. “They’ve got a lot of teams in there who are big and physical and they get after each other. But there are other good teams and conferences. We get overshadowed because that’s the conference that’s been going to the big game. I think we match up against every SEC team, or even better.”

Safety Terrence Brooks said, “I could care less about the ACC vs. the SEC.” But in the next breath, he said the Seminoles are motivated to end the SEC streak.

“It will be definitely good to end that streak because that’s what all the talk is. If you can end it, that would be good.”